by Author: Ankur Warikoo
Genre: Self-help, inspiration
Overview
Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam once said “Read failure stories and you will get some idea how to succeed”. This book serves it as the perfect example. It is basically a journal. It doesn’t attempt to set out an entirely new perspective. Instead, it tries to remind you of things you already know but have probably overlooked in the day-to-day hustle. Almost every page starts off with a quote and intricate it in a few lines, including the personal experiences sections.
If you follow Ankur Warikoo on social media, you’ll get to know that this book is a collection of all the content that he has shared over time on social platforms. However, a good book to read to learn from someone’s experiences – To learn from someone who has been in situations you have been in or might be in in future. Overall, it is a candid portrait of experiences in print format.
Some of my learnings
Chapter 1- Success and Failure
– Be responsible for your work. That’s how you will achieve trust and respect from others.
– Don’t live your life as a template. It will only bring you discomfort in the long run.
– Mistakes in his 20’s and 30’s which is absolutely gold and you cannot miss it.
Chapter 2- Habits
– Instead of targeting goals, develop habits as it will eventually build your personality through consistent pursuit of excellence.
3 things to focus on:
1. First hour after you wake up
2. Last hour before you sleep
3. Your calendar
– 10 Highly Effective Habits
Chapter 3- Awareness
– Satisfaction is possibly the most underrated thing because the world despises it.
– There are only 2 choices in life: the easy and the right one.
– Do you get what you look for, desire od dream?
Chapter 4- Entrepreneurship
– You can help improve a person’s talent, but not their intent.
– A competent a**hole is better than an incompetent nice guy.
– Attitude > Experience > Education
Chapter 5: Money
– 7 Mistakes made by him and 10 Common money mistakes to avoid.
– 10 Lessons to preserve and grow your money and 10 illusions about money
Chapter 6- Relationships
– Be the friend you always wanted.
– Kill them with kindness
– Respect will always be greater than empathy and empathy will always be greater than sympathy.
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